Reasoning Quiz

Directions (Q. 1–2): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and give answer:

1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.

3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question.

4) If the data in both the statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

5) If the data in both the statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

1. Among J, K, L, P and T, each with a different weight, who is the second lightest?

I. L is lighter than J, who is the second heaviest. P is not the heaviest.

II. K is heavier than T, who is only lighter than J after K.

2. How is K related to T?

I. K is brother of L, whose father N is married to Q. S is mother of T. N is grandfather of T.

II. Q has two children, L is daughter of N.

Directions (Q. 3 – 5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

There are six friends A, B, C, D, E and F. Each of them has different height. D is taller than only A and C. B is shorter than only E. A is not the shortest. The one who is the second tallest is of height 5 feet. Height of C is 1 foot.

3. If F's height is 1 foot less than B, then which of the following could be the height of D?

1) 4 feet 

2) 4.1 feet 

3) 3 feet 

4) 5 feet 

5) Other than given options

4. Which of the following is the second shortest?

1) C 

2) F 

3) B 

4) A 

5) Other than given options

5. Which of the following could be the height of E?

1) 4.9 feet 

2) 5 feet 

3) 6 feet 

4) 3 feet 

5) 2 feet

Directions (Q. 6 – 7): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

If 'A' denotes 'multiplied by', 'Q' denotes 'added to', 'P' denotes 'subtracted from', 'B' denotes 'divided by' then,

6. 6 A 21 B 3 P 38 Q 6 = ?

1) 12 

2) 13 

3) 10 

4) 15 

5) Other than given options

7. Which of the following letters make the statement correct, if the value in Right hand side (RHS) is correct of the following statement?

9 A 36 ? 18 B 2 ? 10 P 45 = 1

1) B, P 

2) B, A 

3) Q, B 

4) Q, P 

5) B, Q

Directions (Q. 8 – 10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

N Q 5 D # V M 3 % P A $ J 4 F E * R 7 I β 6 2 C U 8 θ E W 10 K

8. How many numbers are there in the above arrangement, each of which is immediately preceded by a symbol but not immediately followed by consonants?

1) Two 

2) Three 

3) None 

4) One 

5) Other than given options

9. Which of the following is the eighth to the left of fifteenth from the left end of the above arrangement?

1) 3 

2) M 

3) % 

4) P 

5) U

10.Which of the following is exactly in the middle between the eleventh from the left end and nineteenth from the right end?

1) 4 

2) $ 

3) J 

4) % 

5) F

1. 4;

From I,

_ > J > L > P

From II,

K J T (P L)

From I and II,

K > J > T > L , P

I and II together are not sufficient to answer.

2. 5;

From I,

I is not sufficient to answer.

From II,

From I and II,

From I and II together is sufficient to answer.

3–5:

E > B > F > D > A > C

3. 3

4. 4

5. 3

6. 3;

6 × 21 ÷ 3 – 38 + 6

= 6 × 7 – 38 + 6 = 48 – 38 = 10

7. 5

8. 4

9. 2

10. 2